How do you get a printer mapped by Samba to allow duplex printing, or better yet, to set duplex printing as the default? We're trying to migrate an NT4 domain to Samba, with a Solaris 7 server as the new PDC and print server. If our HP LaserJet 8000 DN is mapped via the old NT print server (\\OLDBOX\printer1), printing is duplex by default, but the printer properties allow the users to change to simplex if necessary. When the same printer is mapped via the Samba server (\\SOLSMB\printer1), all printing is simplex, and the fields on the printer properties tab that should allow changing between duplex and simplex aren't even displayed. The printer itself appears to be properly configured: duplex unit installed, duplexing turned on. However, consecutive identical print jobs from the NT server and Samba server show up duplex and simplex, respectively. Test pages show identical driver files, or identically named driver files. Thanks in advance for any information that will help us get the printers configured to print duplex when accessed through Samba.
On Friday 02 May 2008 10:03:53 am A. Wilson wrote:> How do you get a printer mapped by Samba to allow duplex printing, or > better yet, to set duplex printing as the default?From your description, its a little unclear to me how you've configured the Samba server for printing. Have you configured the Samba server to deliver a Windows print driver for the LJ8000 via point and print? A description of how to configure this can be found at: http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/classicalprinting.html#id407886 An alternative explanation is that the security settings on the Samba printer are such that the user doesn't have permission to change the settings. Can you help us understand what the settings are on the Samba printer and whether the user has explicit permissions? Regards, Mark Gannon -- It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. ~Abraham Lincoln -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. Url : http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/attachments/20080502/0e633a6c/attachment.bin